AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2023

Register Venture capital firm Goodwater has concluded its latest funding round, raising $1 billion in capital commitments for its fifth early-stage and third opportunity-style funds. Founded in 2014 by industry veterans Chi-Hua Chien and Eric Kim, Goodwater is the largest venture capital fund focused on consumer tech investments.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Register Asia Pacific-based early-stage VC Investible has announced the appointment of Charlie Ill to the newly-created role of group Chief Investment Officer, as well as the promotions of Jayden Basha to Principal and Ben Lindsay to Investment Manager.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses. As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

Firms like Baseline, Felicis, ff Ventures, Founder Collective, Freestyle, HomeBrew, IA Ventures, K9, Lowercase, NextView, Resolute, Rincon, Crosscut and the countless other great firms we all now know didn’t exist. Some quick highlights include: The Role of a Seed Stage VC. Each VC raises money – say $90 million.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Sharon Lou, venture partner at Indelible Ventures , considers this as one of the top mistakes that founders commit when raising funds. “Founders should also evaluate which VC is able to add-value to their growth, rather than just focusing on the amount of money the investor has to offer,” Lou told AsiaTechDaily.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I know I can’t be in every deal and I know that the easy part of being a VC is writing the first check in a deal. Upfront Ventures' They worry too much about missing out on a deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Nearly four months ago we rebranded at Upfront Ventures. You can watch the video above for a very brief overview of why we rebranded and where we see our place in the VC ecosystem along with what has changed in our industry. Relaunching our brand is part of our larger initiative to build a VC firm of the future.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

This isn’t the first time we’ve talked about de Raphélis Soissan, as she used to be an entrepreneur herself and I first covered her startup, Clustree, back in 2014. Two things help Emblem stand out from other French VC firms. As many VC firms start raising ever larger funds, everything else starts to look like a micro fund.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

Early-stage venture fund New Stack Ventures just raised $42.6 When Moran began angel investing, he found the whole process of startup fundraising to be confusing, so he started a venture podcast back in May 2014 called “ The Full Ratchet ,” to interview other VCs and provide funding transparency.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 5, 2021

What does it mean for venture capital and Startupland? Let’s examine the relationship between total venture capital investment and the 10 year Treasury in some detail. Over time, rates decline and then in the 2012-2014 era, they begin to surge upward culminating 6-8 years later at the top-left of the chart and $200b+ invested.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 27, 2021

The two most used measures of a venture fund’s performance are the “cash on cash” return and the “internal rate of return” (IRR). And our second Opportunity Fund, raised in 2014, has generated 7.3x Our 2014 Opportunity Fund has a higher cash on cash return but a lower IRR than our 2010 Opportunity Fund.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2014

What you’ll see if you watch the video is an unscripted and unfiltered look into how Scott Kupor & I see some of the changes and challenges of the venture industry. The only point we didn’t seem totally aligned on was what we happening to the “middle of the VC market.” tl;dr version.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. Image Credits: Bill Gates Foundation Gallup report (2014)/Endeavor.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 17, 2020

Then I found out that the creators of this new game had received venture capital funding and were going to turn it into a business. It comes with the territory in VC. Crypto was helpful for me back in 2013 and 2014 when I was going through one of those periods. I met the founders and was happy for them. Then I woke up.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Register Singapore-based venture capital (VC) investor Monk’s Hill Ventures has led the $3.5-million We are elated to have Monk’s Hill Ventures as our investor and aligned on a common purpose — to enable great founders to build great, enduring companies,” said Melvin Yuan, founder and CEO of Starboard.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

Brett Calhoun Contributor Share on Twitter Brett Calhoun is the managing director and general partner at Redbud VC. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 24, 2014

I become a venture capitalist in September 2007 – exactly 6.5 As a result I didn’t write my first venture capital check until March 2009 – exactly 5 years ago. In 2010 somebody posed the question on Quora, “Is Mark Suster a Successful Venture Capitalist?” years ago. None have exited.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

During a TC Sessions: Space 2021 panel discussion on the growth-stage investment outlook for startups, Bessemer’s Tess Hatch, Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire and Hemisphere Ventures’ Lisa Rich shared their thoughts on the active year that just passed and on what’s coming next.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. While a few iconic brands including Uber, Airbnb, and Square emerged successfully from the last downturn, most venture-backed companies struggled during this period, and many ended up pursuing M&A strategies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Zeitview was founded in 2014 with the goal of bringing a new resource to businesses: the sky. After serving in the military, Burton did a short stint at Goldman Sachs and made the leap in 2014 to launch Zeitview. According to one source , VC investments in drone companies reached $7 billion in 2021 across 199 deals, up from $2.4

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. Swaroop’s presentation from 2014. Indian venture funds have historically gotten most exits by the way of mergers and acquisitions. Image credits: Accel).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

Iguazio, whose customers included Payoneer, was co-founded in 2014 by Asaf Somekh, Orit Nissan-Messing, Yaron Haviv and Yaron Segev. Other vendors with VC backing include Arize , Tecton , Diveplane , Iterative , Galileo and Taiwan-based InfuseAI. TechCrunch previously reported that the startup was valued at $100 million.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

billion venture capital firm is entering the crypto market with a new $110 million fund dedicated to the sector that it will operate jointly with Ledger , a French startup focused on digital asset security, Cathay co-founder Dennis Barrier told TechCrunch.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Understand how venture debt might shorten your projections. * If you have raised venture debt you might have even less time.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund, where he works with portfolio companies to help address priorities, with a focus on internationalization and HR. Indeed, edtech investment in 2020 and 2021 equaled the amount raised during the entire 2014-2019 period. Rhys Spence. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Niraj Varia spent the last eight years at Novastar Ventures, a global VC with hubs in Nairobi, Lagos and London, having joined it at inception and rising through the ranks to become partner. Novastar Ventures becomes $200M African VC fund after $108M raise.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Not every startup wants to raise venture capital. And then there are those that do want to raise VC money but don’t want to use it for specific things. In recent years, a number of firms have emerged looking to meet the credit needs of such venture-backed and growth startups: i80 Group is one of those firms.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

And there’s none that makes me happier than to announce that Jordan Hudson has been promoted to a Principal at Upfront Ventures. What is a principal at a VC firm and how does it work at Upfront Ventures? ” Associates have different functions at different VCs. VC firm admin. Portfolio community building.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Time is another element of VC math that founders don’t always consider — a 3x multiple in six months is not the same as a 3x multiple in three years. In VC Land, 1 > 10. In venture capital, big home runs have become a fixture. ” They encouraged fellow investors to favor them over unicorns.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2022

However, for all their effort and importance to the tech ecosystem, raising significant venture capital seemed elusive to startups in Africa’s digital media landscape that rely on grants and personal funding to scale. million in seed funding to expand its audience and build new verticals. Digital media in Africa is years behind the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Throughout all of these years I was a full-time VC so Launchpad really came out of evenings and weekends for me. Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). But by 2014 much had started to change. And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

It’s a VC-backed startup whose mission is to connect people looking to hire in-home chore, help from local young people ready to serve. and they’ve partnered with TechStars, ID Ventures, Bamboo, Wayne State University and others to do just that. We’ve got a few of them to highlight here on the Business Beat.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

But China and the United States are far from the only technology markets with developed startup and incumbent cohorts, strong venture capital activity, and capital markets able to translate early-stage ideas into public companies. The Angular Ventures report includes data from Israel, an active deep tech market. China issue.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Before Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) co-founded Marcy Ventures in 2018, he was involved with other businesses such as the legacy entertainment company Roc Nation and champagne brand Armand de Brignac. According to him, powering artists and people in the creative space should be done in a startup/VC manner.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2024

In the last decade, the total number of venture backed software M&A by count has remained relatively constant. The black line shows the linear trend across US venture backed companies with disclosed values of $50m or more. In 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, these big mergers drove the figures into the tens of billions. X 2021 43.8%

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Kaszek Ventures , one of Latin America’s first venture firms, has raised $975 million across two funds. Specifically, the São Paulo-based firm has closed on Kaszek Ventures VI, a $540 million early-stage fund and Kaszek Ventures Opportunity-III (KVO-III), a $435 million vehicle for later stage investments.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Rhys Spence Contributor Share on Twitter Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund. For the first time since 2014, venture capital funding to European edtech startups saw a decline year-over-year, with startups raking in $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to $2.5 billion a year earlier.

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